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EMLab P&K Fort Lauderdale Marks 11 Years As Accredited Asbestos Testing Lab
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announces another milestone as its Fort Lauderdale lab has been accredited for asbestos analysis for more than a decade. EMLab P&K’s Florida lab has been accredited by NIST NVLAP (Lab Code 200738-0) for 11 years for asbestos fiber analysis to identify asbestos fibers in ...
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Compounding Pharmacies Continue to Put the Public at Risk
According to Ocala Star Banner, staff writer Fred Hiers has been investigating thousands of compounding pharmacies that are becoming significant players in the nation’s drug market. His series, “Compound Fractures”, reveals that the public is at risk from unsafe drugs made at those pharmacies. Despite the risk to the public, the state and federal response to the issue has been ...
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Asbestos Find Halts Demolition Project in California Town
Last month, an article in the Oakdale Leader discussed how demolition activities at an old city water tank had to be halted and eventually changed due to the discovery of asbestos on the inside of the tank. According to the article, the water tank was built in 1912 and initial tests on the outside of the tank did not indicate the presence of asbestos. Once demolition began, workers found a ...
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School Shut Down After Asbestos Discovered in Concealed Ceiling
Last month, a junior high school in Rhode Island was closed for several days so that workers could safely remove asbestos from the building. The asbestos was discovered when a ceiling that was being taken down revealed a second concealed ceiling. The hidden ceiling was found to contain asbestos. Because of the strength and heat resistance of asbestos fibers, it has been used in the past in a ...
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Palm Springs Apartment Complex Residents Voice Mold Concerns
Last month, KMIR NBC 6 broadcasted a report about residents’ concerns over living conditions in an apartment complex in Palm Springs, California. It was the second report by the station about alleged mold in the complex that month. Since the initial report, additional current and former tenants came forward to voice their concerns. According to the report, some residents don’t feel ...
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EMSL Mechanical Testing Lab Receives A2LA Accreditation
EMSL is proud to announce that the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) has accredited EMSL Analytical’s corporate headquarters in Cinnaminson, New Jersey for Mechanical Testing (A2LA Cert. #2845.16.) This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for the defined scope and operation of a laboratory quality management system. It is in accordance with the ...
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Old Shingles May Contain Asbestos and Pose Health and Safety Issues
A do-it-yourself project that some property owners take on is replacing or fixing old and worn out shingles. What many people may not realize is that asbestos was used in some shingles that can still be found on older buildings and improperly removing them may pose health concerns. Just this month, the Bluffton Icon published a report about work coming to a halt on the town hall clock tower in ...
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Coal Tar Constituent Found to be Carcinogenic to Humans
After analysis the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has released a draft toxicological review classifying benzo[a]pyrene, a combustion chemical in coal tar, as a human carcinogen. Additionally the chemical is harmful to developing organs and systems. Benzo[a]pyrene is not used commercially but is ubiquitous in the environment from forest fires, motor vehicle exhaust, coal-burning furnaces, ...
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EMSL Opens Portland Laboratory
EMSL Analytical, Inc., the largest network of AIHA EMLAP, AIHA IHLAP, AIHA ELLAP and NVLAP accredited indoor air quality testing laboratories in the nation, is proud to announce that they have expanded their network by opening a new laboratory located in Portland, Maine. With this laboratory opening, EMSL now operates 34 laboratories throughout The United States and Canada. "We realized the need ...
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Sterile Compound Products Recalled Due to Possible Contamination
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pallimed Pharmacy of Woburn, MA has issued a voluntary recall of all sterile compound products after the Massachusetts Board of Registration detected visible particulates in five vials. As a precautionary measure, Palimed Pharmacy has included all products distributed between January 1, 2013 and March 22, 2013 in this recall. Affected ...
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EMSL Toronto is Now CDC ELITE Proficient for Legionella Testing
EMSL Toronto Lab is now Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ELITE Program Proficient. The ELITE Program was created as a way for laboratories to test their Legionella isolation techniques against standardized samples. Proficiency status indicates that the lab meets or exceeds typical industry standards for recovery of Legionella. Legionella bacteria can grow in the biofilm in a ...
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Dusts Containing Asbestos can be found in Some Older California Buildings
Across California, asbestos was used heavily in many building materials up until the mid-1980s. If these asbestos containing materials are disturbed or become friable with age, the asbestos may become airborne and spread throughout a property. Eventually these asbestos fibers will settle and may contribute to dusts found in buildings. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ...
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EMSL San Leandro Expands Laboratory Certifications
The California Department of Public Health’s Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program has extended EMSL Analytical’s CA ELAP accreditation at our San Leandro, California laboratory. In the testing field of microbiology of drinking water, EMSL San Leandro is now equipped and accredited for three new microbiology analyses: Total Coliform, E. coli, and Fecel Coliform ...
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EMSL Analytical Introduces New Easy To Use Bed Bug Test Kit
EMSL Analytical has created a bed bug testing kit to simplify the process of bed bug identification for pest control professionals. Our new testing kit includes easy-to-follow instructions for taking samples of the suspected pests, making it easy to detect and identify bed bugs. Bed bugs feed exclusively on warm-blooded animals, including human, typically when they sleep. They have been ...
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Soda Vending Machines Will Soon Display Calorie Count
With criticism of soda escalating over its high calorie and sugar content, Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper have decided to administer new vending machines that will display each drink’s calories, according to the Huffington Post. This decision was voluntary and comes ahead of a regulation that will eventually require restaurants and vending machines to list calorie information on sodas. ...
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Legionnaires’ Disease in Quebec City Has Been Contained
According to CTV News, the Legionnaires’ outbreak in Quebec City has been contained as there have been no new reported cases since August 29th. To date, the outbreak totals 13 fatal cases and 177 illnesses. An ongoing investigation is expected to confirm the source of the outbreak by mid-October. Although it is officially undetermined, many public health authorities believe the source is a ...
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Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Costs Pennsylvania Company $66,300
A steel plate manufacturing company in Conshohocken, PA has been cited for eight health and safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The company’s proposed fines total $66,300. The violations were identified when an inspection took place as a result of a complaint that workers were being overexposed to metal fumes. Upon ...
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Hexavalent Chromium Contamination Forces EPA to Demolish New Jersey Building
According to the Environmental Protective Agency (EPA), the E.C. Electroplating building in Garfield, NJ will be carefully torn down due to hexavalent chromium contamination. Groundwater beneath the building has also been impacted by the chemical, which affects nearby residents as the water seeps into their basements. Preliminary samples reveal that parts of the E.P. Electroplating building, its ...
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Mold Count Triples the Threshold Alert in Midwest
According to NBC Chicago, an air quality alert has been issued in the Midwest after dangerous levels of mold were detected. Allergists in the area suggest that the high mold level could cause headaches, congestions, runny nose, itchy and watery eyes, and fatigue in individuals exposed to the air. Reports state that the mold count on Monday August 6th reached 125,000, nearly triple the threshold ...
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Counterfeit Drug Crackdown in China Leads to 2,000 Arrests and $182 Million Worth of Fake Medicine
According to the New York Times, 2,000 people have been detained by Chinese government authorities after a nationwide crackdown on counterfeit drugs and health care products. Reports state that the Chinese government assembled over 18,000 officers to break up drug counterfeiting rings and successfully confiscated $182 million in fake medicine. Some of the pharmaceuticals included fraudulent ...
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